Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-31
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Hon. Thomas C. Reynolds
Takes His Own Life in
st. Louis.
Free Pass System Aband-
oned by the Pennsyl-
vania Company.
The Death of a Desperate
Breaks Up a Murder
Gus Gang.
strange DoeseFing-shet By Mexieans.
Responsibility Put on the Captain.
A UnIsa Pacific ReselutlsA.
View Postage ssamp Designs.
Movements Of Blaine.
saiciae Of = Prominent citizen,

Suicide Of = Promlnent Citizen.
81. LoUIs, March 30.-Hon. Thomas
o. Reynolds committed suicide az the
Ousten House this afternoon BY plung-
ing down the elevator shaft. He fell q
distance Of so feet, crushing in his skull.
The cause Of the rash act was mental
deranRement, superinduced by the hal
luoinatien that be was about to become
insane. A few minutes before O'Clock
this afternoon he entered the building
and sauntered into the United States
Court room. Several persons met him
In the b1ilding, and be appeared in his
usual humor. He was seen TO leave the
United States Marshal's Office. and
stepPing through the elevator gate
passed out Of view. A few minutes
later be was brought out Of the sub
basement dead.
In 1860 be was elected Lieutenant
Governor OF the State Of Missouri on
the same ticket with the famous Gsver-
nor jackson, and at the time of the
civil war seeded with the Confederacy.
At the close OF the war be went to Mex.
100, and became very familiar with
Maximilian. In 1868 be returned TO 81.
mission sent 20 South America about
two years ago In the interest Of com
merce with the United States. In 1874
he fought duel with B. Graiz Brown
with rifles at 30 PAGES on the island op-
posite this city. Il arose over a politt-
cal discussion. Mr.. Brown was shot IN
the knee, but Mr.. Reynolds was not
touched. Il is believed that Governor
Reynolds only intended to MAIN Mr..
Brown. Governor Reynolds was mar
ried twice, and leaves all bis property 10
his second wife, whom be married three
years age.
Free Pass System Abolished.
PIrTsBURG, March 3o.-The Pennsyl-
vania Company, operating lines west OF
Pittsb0rg, issued at its Office Q circalar
today for its passenger department, IN
with the provisions OF the
Inter State Commerce Law. The agents
are instructed to restore the passenger
rates TO a full, regular tariff. and to be
sure to sell no tickets for less than the
specified rates. All sub agents are 10
be discharged at once. Special or re-
duced rates for all classes of persons,
including those heretofore issued on
account of freight shippers, manufac
turers, commercial travellers, theatrical
ciFcuses, baseball clubs,
hunters, fishermen, steamboat
men, police, members OF the press, ho-
tells, charity labOrers, National Soldiers
Homes, Ma ora, orders and Sisters OF
Charity, are abolished. Mileage tickets
of every kind, except advertising, are
Contracts made with local
for the year 1887 to pay for
By transportation, however,
will be carried out. Local tickets t.
ministers will be continued at two cents
per mile, as will also round-trip tickets
for thirty days. The circular is dated
March 30th, and will go into sffect April
lst.
Death OF Desperate.
SKNrA FIX, March 30.-It was reported
here last night that Marino Leyba,
outlaw and desperate and the
leader Of the gang which teFForized Cen
tral New Mexico fer six months, had
been killed while resisting arrest near
Antelope Springs, 70miles south Of here.
The report vas confirmed today by the
arrival of Joaquin Moaterea and Carlos
Jaconie with the boSy. They were de-
putized by Sheriff Ohavez,lO Santa Fe
County, 20 make the arrest and met
Leyba on q mountain trail while on the
lookout for him. When ordered to sur
render the outlaw pulled his pistol and
MoBterea and Jaoonie pulled theirs.
The three shots that followed sounded
like one. MOnteEsa got bullet throaRh
his hand. bat Lsyba fell dead at bis
feet, shot through the head. Leyba led
the gang that murdered Col. Chss. Z.
Potter, q siep-son Of Governor Van
Zandt, of Rhode Island, at Dolores
Mountain, In 1880, and buried the body
after taking several hundred dollars
from 10. -Four Of the gang we're capfared
by sheriff ArmiteQe and taken TO Albu-
querque where they were lynched. Ley
ba, the fifth member, hid In the moun-
tains bat came out and begun opera
tiOns again when all the witnesses we're
dead. He was afterwards convicted Of
stealing and sent up for ave years 10
the penilentiary. When discharged six
months ago he Immediately returned
to the 6ourishinQ mining ooustry and
a gang. They would burn
CD towns, steal horses, rob travellers,
and their last outrage vas the murder
and robbery of Lackey and TescieF,
near Antelope Springs. These men
owned twenty thousand sheep down
there. Lackey was killed in his hoase
and bis body burned and Teseier was
shot in she back while runniHg. Two
of the Leyba gang were arrested for
murder and are nov held for trial. A re-
ward of el,2O0 was offered for the ar
rest of Leyba. His death will break up
the gang. A great many people visited
the Santa Fe Jail today and viewed the
body. The people OF Southern Hsg
Mexico are greatly pleased over the
death OF the outlaw and are thoroughly
organized for the suppression Of the
rest Of the gang.
Death Of SAM Turner.
CHICAGO, March 30.--SAm Turner, the
popular hotel msn and part pFsprietOr
Of the Grand Pacific, died at 1880 p. M
teday.
Strange DoctsFias.
MAooS (Ga-), March 30.-Six out Of
the eleven persOus who were poisoned
by a doctor ia Baldwin County are dead
Hnd the I'VE living ones viii die this
week. The sixth death was that Of the
father, John Harris. He opsniy ex-
pressed q doubt e. 10 the powers pos
sessed BY the doctor, whersapoR the lat
ter propbecied that for this want OF
faith not one Of the HAIRLESS should
live the month ikr0ugh. Tbs father
alone who bsd nOt eaten much AZ TIE
fatal meal recovered snfhcieAtly to
uusve, buf when be recovered be Was
raving mAnias and bad to D. conveyed
10 Iunatic asy iam- be bad fearful
vision and W0Gid not eat for fear Of
being poisoned and soon died IN tsrrlbls
oontoFfsons. Tee neSs from TIE settle
ngent i that the Survivors eaanot hive
mech longer. 20 that it y likely that the
doctors prophecy vii Be fulfilled and
that net one Of the family wlh 1--we 90
see the ne~ month cOme IN The white
people learned the facts and the doqiof
gAs hidden By the esiOred people AID